On 8 October, we hosted another CitizenLab in the Stadthallenpark in Chemnitz, where we got to speak with citizens about our research on Online Social Networks.
We presented our demonstrators MicroTWONY, MacroTWONY, and TWONderland to interested citizens and participants, had inspiring conversations about the impact of Online Social Networks on society and democracy, as well as possibilities for regulation and ethical design. We are glad to see how many participants enjoyed experimenting with the demonstrators and exploring how digital dynamics become tangible!
In the evening, we joined an interesting event on memory culture in digital spaces at the NSU Documentation Center with TWON researcher Jonas Fegert, journalist Nhi Le and Susanne Siegert from the channel @keineerinnerungskultur, moderated by Benjamin Fischer. The discussion focused on the opportunities social networks offer for democratic education, especially for younger audiences, and on the limitations imposed by platform mechanisms that tend to amplify hate speech and misinformation.
A day full of dialogue, reflection, and future perspectives – thank you for everybody who was a part of it, and we’re looking forward to the next CitizenLab!
